University in Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Old Portage Trail

Photographed by McGhiever, June 11, 2020

1. Old Portage Trail marker

Inscription. From time immemorial, Indians, Traders and Explorers among whom were Hennepin and Carver have used the Mississippi river as a highway of travel, unloading their canoes at the bend just below here. They plodded up the portage trail across what is now the University campus and along the bluffs to a point about a half mile above the Falls of St. Anthony.

Erected 1933 by The Minnesota Society Daughters of the American Colonists.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Colonists series list.

Location. 44° 58.382′ N, 93° 14.284′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is in University. It is on East River Parkway north of Delaware Street SE, on the left when traveling north. Mounted on a boulder. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 332 East River Pkwy, Minneapolis MN 55455, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coffman Memorial Union (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spanning the Sciences (approx. 0.2 miles away); You Are Here… Bohemian Flats (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Liberal Arts (approx. ¼ mile away); The West Bank (approx. ¼ mile away); Opening Doors (approx. ¼ mile away); Campus Design (approx. ¼ mile away); Mulford Q. Sibley Grove (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minneapolis.

Marker alongside East River Parkway, south of the Washington Avenue Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 11, 2020

2. Marker alongside East River Parkway, south of the Washington Avenue Bridge

Photographed by Scott Graham, November 4, 2019

3. Old Portage Trail Marker

Photographed by Scott Graham, 2019

4. Old Portage Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2019, by Scott Graham of Wayzata, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 764 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2020, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 3. submitted on January 10, 2020, by Scott Graham of Wayzata, Minnesota. 4. submitted on September 23, 2019, by Scott Graham of Wayzata, Minnesota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.